and listen to those for milton wolf. >> milton wolf has been too radical for me and also the scandal of his releasing the x-ray pictures on facebook kind of turned me off. >> that's one of the real controversies of the race. before he became a physician, he posted pictures of gun shot victims with captions that are controversial. that is a principle liability. and roberts spending so much time in washington, he's considered to ignore his state and not conservative enough. they think it is time for change and wolf represents it. >> we need fresh blood in the senate and he has good ideas. this is going to be a tough one. folks in kansas are worried if they are supporter ares of pat roberts, the tea party could off the the first incumbent in the senate. if roberts hangs on, it is considered a major defeat for the tea party as well. >> thank you, carl. >>> analysis. we'll bring in our political power a b stoodard columnist for the hill and jonah gold berg is a fox news contributor. a b, to you first, is this a tea party versus establishment republican race, how dow describe it? >> it is

. >> kerry, in kansas, incumbents pat roberts defeating his tea party challenger milton wolf and then in tennessee, lamar alexander beat joe carr plus a host of other folks. right now the establishment is undefeated against the tea party. >> includes races with mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader held off a challenge from matt bevin and in mississippi thad cochran lasted against his challenger. >> one other take away, the republican party divided both pat roberts and lamar alexander less than 50% of the vote. issues like immigration were

in kansas senator pat roberts races milton wolf a radiologist and the second cousin of barack obama. in michigan carl levin is not seeking reelection, and the race is considered competitive. in missouri, five of the state's eight house numbers face primary challenges. in washington, voters considering 12 candidates fighting to replace doc hastings. former governor sarah palin headlined a summit in denver.

in kansas, president obama's distant cousin milton wolf is trying to upset long time incumbent senator pat roberts. meanwhile in mississippi, chris mcdaniel challenged the results of his gop runoff loss to thad cochran. mcdaniel claims thousands of ineligible voters cast ballots. he wants state party officials to declare him the winner. >>> big day tomorrow for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. he'll be questioned about his experience in afghanistan. many of bergdahl's fellow soldiers claimed he deserted his post before the taliban captured him in 2009. bergdahl you'll recall was freed in may for a prison swap for high-ranking taliban members. >>> the u.s. is digging into sub prime car lending beginning with

sociopath. >> milton wolf issued a statement sunday admitting he made insensitive comments after posting some gruesome x-ray images of gunshot victims of his facebook page. [laughter] >> jon: pat roberts, you are one lucky son of a bitch. >> wolf wrote a gunfire victim resembled a wound alien in a "terminator" film. >> jon: that's [bleeped] outrageous. forget about insensitivity. how do you elect a guy who thinks terminators are aliens? they're not. they're time-traveling cyborgs. they were made on earth in our future. did you even see the [bleeped] movie? that is disqualifying. [applause] i'm sorry. thankfully in a victory for nerds everywhere, senator roberts defeated mr. "i can't be bothered with the details of cinema's greatestality future sci-fi series." from the primaries, we move on to the general election. and one of this year's closest watched senate races in kentucky, named for its hills and mountains, and where 134-year-old political tradition continues. >> 15 anyhow political activists, candidates and vote centers what is the most unforgettable campaign spectacle kentucky has

whether pat roberts deserves a third term, rung against milton wolf, the president's third cousin. if republicans pick wolf, they'll lose the seat in the fal fall. >> quite frankly, i think my opponent cannot be elected in the general election and so a vote for wolf basically would be a vote for to send democrat to congress in the senate and back harry reid and back obama. >> he wasn't really living in the home he owns in dodge city but was renting a $300-a-month-room to maintain the state. i have full access to the recliner. unsurprisi unsurprisingly, that recliner has shown up in wolf ads. >> he moved to washington 47 years ago. here in kansas he rents a lazyboy recliner at a donor's house on a golf course. roberts only visits -- >> every time i get an opponent. >> that last sound bite is from roberts, who slipped up in a radio interview saying this, every time i get an opponent -- every time i get a chance, i come home. >> he addressed the residency issue again yesterday calling the whole thing ridiculous. >> i am a resident. i am a homeowner. i pay tacks in kansas. and have spen

milton wolf. good evening, karl. >> reporter: they're just getting way underway at the pat roberts headquarters looking for his fourth time primary nomination and this republican primary has been a tough one against milton wolf and the polls have suggested the race has been tightening and a lot of folks here at roberts headquarters have been suggesting it could be a close race perhaps a couple of percentage points they hope to win here but how close it is is a measure of how nasty it's been. mr. roberts has been under fire by his rival mr. wolf saying essentially hasn't been in touch enough. spending too much in washington and mr. wolf has been buffeted by a series of controversies. still a couple more hours before we have the returns in this very important republican primary, bret. >> carl, we'll check in a little bit and updates on all the big races throughout the night right here on fox news channel. keep it here. i'm bret baier in washington. we'll send you back to new york and "the o'reilly f

democrats are obviously hoping milton wolf could pull off an upset.ot looking good the way things are going in kansas right now for him and therefore by extension for democrats. but also when we look across the country we have three other primaries. missouri where there is a lot of r referenda. several contests in washington and michigan. a huge upset in michigan. republicans have secured the senate seat there. the real drama going on in michigan is two efforts by the republican establishment to unseat incumbent tea party self-identified tea party congressman that's kerry -- i'll get it wrong. he's one. he looks likely to lose. he's set up to lose. he was not in a good position. he was an early target and he has gone down. but a bigger prize that the chamber of commerce and other groups were hoping to get was justin amash. they libertarian congressman. he's holding on. that's an interesting race. that's a big victory for tea partiers. >> that's a very crucial race. he's been so outspoken as a younger, newer guy on the hill. but michigan is so interest

pat robertson a tight rate against challenger milton wolf. he is a doctor and happens to be a second cousin of president obama. sam brown back is facing ob significance in the republican primary. jennifer win is a dark horse in the ballot. voters will jersey and washington state will be voting today. >> nearly six weeks after losing the republican senate runoff against that had cochran he is challenging the results. there were 13,000 questionable votes by ineligible voters. cochran was declared the winner by more than 7500 votes. he is now demanding they declare him the winner. >> emergency shelters on three military basis. the big question, where will they all go now? peter doocy is live from washington. why are they closing the shelters? >> because the obama administration claims kids aren't coming across the southern border as rapidly as they were. three shelters in oklahoma and california are going to close their doors but one member of congress from oklahoma doesn't think this is a good idea. >> the children are being released and being

he's been there for almost half a century, chris, and that's longer than his opponent, milton wolf, has there really is a very stark contrast there and of course wolf is a radiologist, he is sort of a first time politician so you have that, and then of course you have some unforced errors by pat roberts, the fact that he hasn't really lived in kansas, he's had residency issues and then he had a huge gaffe on that, where somebody asked him about it and his answer was "every time i get an oppone opponent, i mean every time i get a chance i go home." oops. >> oops is right. sometimes a slip of the tongue can be very truthful. on one side you have a long time veteran who will argue you need seasoning to get it right. on the other side you've got the radiologist with the obama baggage who i guess he says can see through the system in washington. so how close is it going to be? >> you know, it's going to be a lot closer than republicans in washington who want pat roberts to win would like it to be. i'm told by sources that their internal polling shows that he is likely to win, but maybe by si

facingnt pat roberts is tea party challenger milton wolf, a physician and distant cousin of president obama. we will bring you the victory and concession speeches from that race later tonight. tea partyrks from cofounder jenny beth martin at western conservative summit. topics include health care, immigration, and race in america. >> thank you, senator andrews. how is everyone doing? isn't this an amazing event? theerday, after all of events, i was reflecting on the tea party. when those patriots initiate of their principled protest, they could not have known their demonstration would become the inspiration for a similar movement hundreds of years later. i also imagine they would never guess that a savvy businesswoman and mother of two would be leading the charge. jenny beth martin is a political strategist who, in 2009, responded to the call for a new kind of party. frustrated by the unprecedented , she isn of government held today as the tea party cofounder. any beth is now the national coordinator for the crusade, and is tirelessly working toward a return to conservatism. named one

milton wolfe is now under official investigation because of his conduct as a doctor. wolfe exposed private patient's x-rays on facebook. >> and the tea part challenge in tennessee, this will be the first election cycle since 2008 in which no incumbent senator lose as primary. >>> and a general election battle, incumbent arkansas democrat mark prior is facing a tough general election challenge from tom cotton and cotton is now hammering prior over illegal immigration. >> southern border chaos and crime. washington made a mess. senator mark prior voted for amnesty. prior voted against a border fence three times now prior ignores the crisis. >> the problem is that independent fact check groups call the ad exceptionally misleading, and the surge of migrant children has not caused chaos. the demagoguery on immigration is ratcheting up. on a radio interview indiana congressman said that he and another conservative recently discussed children immigrating from central america possibly having the ebola virus. >> look, we need to know just from a public health standpoint with th

candidate milton wolf is under investigation by the cannes assist medical board for his conduct as a doctor. sources show wolf exposed private patient x-rays on facebook. >> if wolf loses and robert wince, and a tea party challenge is fended off. this will be an election in which no incumbent loses. arkansas democrat mark prior is facing a tough election challenge from tom cotton, and cotton is now hammering prior over illegal immigration. >> our southern border - chaos and crime. washington made the mess. senator mark prior voted for amnesty, citizenship for illegals. he voted against a border fence three times. now he ignores the crisis. >> the add is called exceptionally misleading and the surge in migrant children has not caused border chaos. as we head towards election day, the dema goingary is ratcheted up. indiana congressman said that he and another conservative discussed children emigrating from central america, possibly having the ebola virus. >> he said, look, we need to know from a public health stand point with ebola circulate and everything else - that's my addition, not

making milton wolf president obama's second cousin once removed.y only met president obama after he was elected. senator roberts raised questions about wolf's judgment after wolf, who is a doctor, posted some x-ray images of people on facebook along with some morbid humor. more election results as we get them. coming up next, the melo drama being laid out in court in a corruption trial. the trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonald. i love having a free checked bag. with my united mileageplus explorer card. i have saved $75 in checked bag fees. priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. i love to travel, no foreign transaction fees means real savings. we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the u.s. when i spend money on this card i can see brazil in my future. for a limited time, earn 50,000 bonus miles. offer ends september 2nd. ♪ chances are we're already there. be or what you want to do, 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. like super 8, where every destinatio

. >> senator pat roberts beat out tea party challenger milton wolf. >> unity must happen. >> this happened in kansas. >> what's going on within the republican party here in kansas? >> people are so irritated at what the president is doing, they want somebody to throw a brick. >> republicans' proi approval% 19%. >> we haven't made our case on why republicans should take control. >> they have made obstruction their mode of governance. >> they want somebody to throw a brick. >> republicans cannot afford interparty fraticide. >> the headlines coming out of the primaries was kansas senator pat roberts and his victory over tea party challenger milton wolf. something he accomplished with the help of a superior bank account and a steady tack even further to the right, especially on anything wreaking of amnesty. roberts called for harmony. >> republicans in kansas nationally cannot afford the kind of intraparty fraticide. we can't afford to waste scarce resources and energy telling ourselves apart. >> the gop cannot afford intraparty fratricide. on don't mthe basic ten aents o government. that thin

milton wolf. let's go to overland park where carl cameron is live again. hey, carl. >> it's a victory headquarters brent. pat roberts is going to make remarks in just a moment. this was a hard-fought battle decided on whether or not pat roberts was dealing with his constituents and for what may have been their last best chance to knock off an incumbent, tea party republicans were unable to do so again, tonight. in the case of pat roberts a 50-year veteran now nominated for his fourth term. a victory over what was a tough challenge the only remaining incumbent is lamar alexander. >> okay. carl. that is a big one to watch we're watching other ones as well. i'm bret baier. back to "the o'reilly factor." >>> andrew tahmooressi remains in a mexican prison tonight. it's been 128 days on bogus weapons charges. it's a low-level beef, certainly. and the sergeant is battling posttraumatic stress disorder so any humanitarian country, any humanitarian country would have released him a long time ago. but not m

milton wolf was beaten in the kansas primary. it tested the ability of insurgent republicans against establishment candidates. to that effect, me had a message during his victory speech. >> republicans in kansas and nationally cannot afford the kind of intra-party from tra side we have seen recently. we cannot afford a fractured party. the stakes are too high. >> now the third sitting member of congress to lose a primary this year, losing to a businessman by a two to one margin. >>> another political dynasty on the horizon, debbie dingle, won the democrat primary in michigan. if she wins,shell be the third consecutive dingle to hold a seat. >>> and in missouri, turned down a lottery ticket to fund veteran's programs. >>> a new poll shows americans are very unhappy with washington in particular. at least one pollster are calling this the summer of our discontent. it's not good news for the president or congress. for more on this, let's bring in tracie potts in washington. what stood out the most in this poll? >> reporter: well, th

the group's future ask questioned in kansas as three-term senator pat roberts beat milton wolf a doctor and second cousin of president obama. wolf received 41%, making it closer than the polls show. senator roberts had strong support from republicans. and he admitted renting out the home of kansas he represents. after declaring victory, the senator asked them to come together. >> unity must happen if we are to keep kansas red. it must happen if we are going to defeat the obama agenda and send harry reid packing. [ applause ] republicans in kansas and nationally cannot afford the kind of intra-party fratricide that we have seen recently. friends, we can't afford to waste scarce resources and energy tearing ourselves apart. we cannot afford a fractured party. the stakes are just too high. >> if senator lemar alexander beats joe carr in tomorrow's primary, it will be the first assign since 2008 where no republican incumbent senator lost a primary. dave trott beat the tea party candidate in michigan. trott put more than $2 million of his own money in the race and had the support of mitt rom

he's running against radiologist, milton wolf, who also happens to be president obama's second cousin. underdog milton wolf is so eager to debate roberts he confronted him on the street last week at a campaign stop. >> tell cans anz you've given your word you'd give a debate. you tell us that you're tough and tested and trusted. i want you to keep your word. i want you to debate. >> milton, milton, milton, milton, this is not the time. we have a regular scheduled event, tour event. >> when would be the time? >> this is not the appropriate time or place. >> when would be the appropriate time? i'll go anywhere you'd like. you've given your word to debate. let's just debate. >> those uncomfortable confrontation moments. any way, missouri, michigan and washington also have primaries. michigan has a couple of incumbents that could go down. on thursday it looks like lamar alexander is poised to feet his foe, joe carr. his campaign released a poll that showed him ahead of carr. ask eric cantor how he feels about internal polling. turnout is up. more than 560,000 votes have already been cast

over to michaela with much more headlines. >> cnn is projecting pat roberts in kansas has beaten milton wolfary. wolf is a distant cousin of president obama. he enjoyed tea party support. republicans need to win six seats in the midterm elections to gain control of the senate. >>> closing arguments expected today in the trial of theodore wafer for the fatal shooting of renisha mcbride on his porch. he was cross-examined by prosecutors tuesday. during the questioning wafer said he shot before he knew whether it was a man or a woman at his door. he said he "reacted" to seeing someone on his porch after being woken up by pounding on his doorp. >>> a woman described as a serial stowaway has been arrested after flying to los angeles without a ticket. police say that marilyn hartman got past security at san jose international airport. remember that for a second and was able to board a southwest flight to lax. here is the deal. hartman has been arrested six times this year for trying to board flights without a ticket, and this is the second stowaway incident at san jose international airport this y

milton wolf is actually, believe it or not, a distant cousin of president barack obama. he's also a radiologist who caused a stir earlier this year when it was revealed he used to post x-rays of some of this patients' various ailments on facebook. pat roberts, incumbent senator, hasn't exactly done himself favors in this race. he spends a lot more time in washington than he does in kansas. that's a big no-no especially in the tea party era. turns out his official primary residence in kansas, the one that he, himself, claims, is a friend's recliner sofa. the senate conservatives fund, and other outside spending groups have spent heavily trying to knock off roberts tomorrow. the polls have been tightening a little bit in the last few weeks. pat roberts fits the profile of the kind of republican incumbent who's been caught sleeping by the tea party in one primary after the other in these past few years, especially after eric cantor's shocking primary loss this spring, this kansas race is one political observers have been keeping a close eye on. could there be one more big t

tuesday kansas senator pat roberts beat out tea party challenger milton wolf in the state's republican primary. the closely watched race tested the ability of republicans against establishment candidates. to that effect senator roberts had a message for his party during his victory speech. >> republicans in kansas and nationally cannot afford the kind of interparty fratricide we have seen recently. we cannot afford a fractured party. the stakes are just too high. >> republican congressman kerry bentivolio is now the third sitting member of congress to lose in a primary this year. the freshman congressman lost to dave trot by a two-to-one margin. another political dynasty, debbie dingell wife of outgoing congressman john dingell won in michigan. if they wins the general election she will become the third consecutive dingell to hold the seat. in missouri voters turned down a new measure to create a lottery ticket to fund veteran programs. >>> a poll shows americans unhappy with washington in particular. one pollster calls this the summer of our discontent. the president and congress in t

milton wolf to send a message. repeal obamacare. tea party patriots citizen fund is responsible for the content of this message. >> tim carpenter, are the issues that are being debated in washington and being advertised in this race, having an impact on voters? >> i think so. if you did some polling, you would learn in kansas that the affordable care act is highly unpopular. so one thing republicans can do in kansas is run against barack obama barack obama and the a.c.a. and they'll get tracks. that's why this campaign ad has come into the mix. factually that is challenged. and perhaps misstates what roberts' experience with the a.c.a. is. >> in what way is it not correct? it averts that roberts took an exemption to obamacare and that's, in fact, not true. the senator and his staff have received their health insurance through the affordable care act, through the exchange as they're required to do. the ad is wrong. >> this race has been described by the "washington post" as one of the most colorful in the nation. what's been happenin

. >> three term republican senator pat roberts holding off tea party challenger milton wolf. in the cap sass race for governor sam brown back beating business owner jennifer win. he will face paul davis in the fall. in michigan republican congressman becoming the third incumbent to fall this election cycle losing his primary to foreclosure torn -- attorney david trott. >> bergdahl is ready to answer questions and will be as cooperative as possible. a new picture showing a healthy bergdahl preparing for his sit down with an army general probing the circumstances of his 2009 disappearance in afghanistan. fellow soldiers accuse him of deserting his post. he was traded for five taliban pridz another -- prisoners. let's talk about what questions you want him to answer today. log on to "fox & friends" facebook page at #keep talking. >>> the crossroads of the world. watch a terrifying moment the a traffic light comes crashing down on a busy sidewalk after two double decker buses survive. you can see the tourists running for their lives. 15 people were hurt mostly pedestrians. >> it

what has been dogging pat roberts, if there's anybody that might be able to capitalize here, it is milton wolfllenger. >> if it has been a heavy week for primaries. what else -- this has been a heavy week for primaries. what else should be keep our eye on? >> one other one, hawaii and the democrats. another primary on saturday. the current incumbent is supported by president obama. and then the challenger is the establishment hawaii democrat who is challenging. the nature democratic party battle you might want to watch. and in michigan, there are couple of house races you will want to pay attention to. republicanshment wanted to take out justin watts, but it looks like they will fail. phil mattingly, thank you. coming up, poverty in america. we will find out why there are more people living below the pel -- the federal poverty line in this nation suburbs. ♪ >> welcome back. let's get to the latest on argentina's debt crisis. sheelah has been following the story. what is the secret plan? >> bear with me as i take you into the weeds. basically, we know that argentina has deposited $535 million w

milton wolf, came up short.the party to come together so they have a better chance to win in november. >> unity must happen if we are to keep kansas red. it must happen if we are going to defeat the obama agenda and send harry reid packing! >> reporter: sun flower state governor sam brownback won as well with 63% of the vote to primary challenger jennifer nguyen 37%. the senator roberts victory is the latest successes. his colleagues in mississippi, kentucky, south carolina and texas have also all held on as well. a different story for republicans in the house, though. first it was eric cantor who fell, then ralph hall. now tea party-backed carey bentafolio defeated by a michigan businessman. elsewhere in michigan, a race to replace john dingell, retiring after the longest congressional career ever has been won by his wife, debbie. now in november, she'll have a chance to take the seat her husband had for 50 years. >> peter doocy live with the results from washington, d.c i heard on "special report" last night,

milton wolf to send a message. repeal obamacare. tea party citizens responsible for the content of this message. host: tim carpenter, are the issu issues debated in washington and advertised in this race having an impact on voters? guest: i think so. if you did some polling, you would learn in kansas the affordable care act is highly unpoplar. one thing republicans can do in kansas is simply run against barack obama and the aca and they will get traction. that's why this ad has come into the mix. i should add that factually their ad is challenged and perhaps misstates what pat roberts' experience with the aca is. host: in what way is it incorrect? guest: it asserts roberts took an exemption to obamacare. that's not true. host: this has been -- guest: the ad is wrong. host: this race has been described by the "washington post" as one of the most colorful in the nation. what's been happening? guest: yes. so roberts has been emphasizing that he wants to convince voters wolf's character can be defined by the fact he posted to facebook x

senate candidate milton wolf emerged after vote forge himself brimming with confidence. >> i'm voting for the winner. >> reporter: wolf is hoping for a come from behind upset over pat roberts who after three terms in the senate are defending charges he's lost his credentials. >> i'm a conservative and rated as the fourth most conservative in the senate. and i will take those values and take your values back to kansas and renew the fight to restore our freedoms. >> reporter: roberts pounds his tea party rival on character issues. wolf posted be pictures on facebook of his patients. >> wolf is a bit too radical for me and also the scandal of his releasing the x-ray pictures on facebook kind of turned me off. >> reporter: out of state super p.a.c.s supporting wolf is bashing robs. >> pat roberts liberal in washington, rarely in kansas. >> reporter: his suppor's what supposed to do. >> i have to say that i think pat roberts has done a good job and even though he's been there a long time i still think he deserves to be back. >> reporter: wolf and tea partiers could hardly disagree more. he

he beat milton wolfe by 18,000 votes. both campaigns ran a slew of negative ads. in victory roberts credited his team for staying focused. >> we knew when we started a year ago it would not be easy, a and it has not been. my posse did not flinch. >> reporter: speaking of not flinching in north carolina, a republican congressman whose november re-election is not guaranteed is now doubling down on his extremism. congressman walter jones is a law make who are at the beginning of the last iraq ward and god mad at france and demanded that french fries be named freedom fries. he stopped carrying books in his district about islam. he talked about impeaching president obama. and he just called a healthcare lawsuit against the president a waste of time and money. >> mob problem with what my party is trying to do is will cost the tax payers between 2 million to $3 million. use the constitution. >> however, you can't just use the constitution to invoke to itch people the president. there has to be hearings, and those costs would far exceed the price tag of a federal lawsuit.

. >>> in kansas j three term senator pat roberts beat back an aggressive challenge by milton wolf backedthe tea party. and pat roberts said unity within the gop is the secret to success in november. >> now, the truth is republicans in kansas and nationally cannot afford the kind of intraparty frata drinks e we have seen recently. friends, we can't afford to waste scarce resources and energy tearing ourselves apart. >> there were also two important congressional races in michigan. one time congressman kerry bentivolio surfacffered a crush defeat from dave trott. and in western michigan, third term congressman justin amash against ellis. >>> wednesday, alexander against a tea party backed challenger and on saturday choosing the nomination in the race daniel in noti -- eninouye held. citizens. my next guest is a former israeli national security adviser. the decision to redeploy idf forces was a military one. joining me now to explain all of this is the former head of the israeli national security counc council. help me with the geography of where we are, this is my first trip to israel. it'

milton wolf a radioologyist opposed to obamacare. he's the president's second cousin once removed.e pounds roberts as a washed up d.c. insider. >> pat roberts has been in washington for 47 years and nobody should be in washington for 47 years. god expected moses to get things sorted out in 40. >> reporter: wolf and tea party aligned p.a.c. is hammering roberts most his time in d.c. >> every time i get an opponent -- i mean every time i get a chance i'm home. >> pat roberts liberal in washington rarely insas. >> reporter: roberts has been rattled by the charges. >> people elect immediate to go to washington and do a job and that's what i do. i don't know of any way to stay in kansas and vote here. rope he questions dr. wolf's character for graphic facebook posts of dead and wounded people with off color captions. >> wolf's exposed private patient x-rays and other personal information on facebook. wolf relentlessly poke fun at the dead and wounded. he's irresponsible as a doctor how could he be truchted as usa senator. >> reporter: wolf insists no patient had their patient privacy. b

. >> kerry, in kansas, incumbents pat roberts defeating his tea party challenger milton wolf and then in tennessee, lamar alexander beat joe carr plus a host of other folks. right now the establishment is undefeated against the tea party. >> includes races with mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader held off a challenge from matt bevin and in mississippi thad cochran lasted against his challenger. >> one other take away, the republican party divided both pat roberts and lamar alexander less than 50% of the vote. issues like immigration were >>> it is a parent's worst nightmare. losing a child. but one missouri couple is trying to help ease their heart ache one dress at a time. nbc has more. >> okay. we have arrived. >> reporter: 81-year-old john wright is seeking out garage sales. >> i've been garage selling probably ten years. this machine is a 1960 model. it's a lemon squeezer. i have no idea what that is. i would like to show you something. >> sure. >> reporte he has a flyer. >> could i ask you to read about this. >> reporter: he's looking for dresses. >> looks good. >> report

republican senator pat roberts is facing a tough primary challenge are from tea party republican milton wolf could be the tea party's last best chance for a big win this year. polls show roberts ahead. on thursday it's tennessee's turn. incumbent republican senator lamar alexander has eight challenges. that's a good deal. again he's favored to win. on saturday, hawaii holds primaries for senator and governor in the senate race appointed brian schatz. while democrat neil abercrombie over his challenger. >>> we're back. president obama is playing host, of course, this week to nearly 50 african heads of state and government this week in washington. the largest number of leaders of the world to come here since kennedy's funeral. the african leader summit is the first time an american president in one single conference. the primary goal of the gathering in town is to boost economic partnerships between the nearly 200 american and african businesses also in attendance. today, president obama announced $14 billion in commitments from u.s. companies to get over there and invest in africa. chevron, c

just now, milton wolf has gone ahead in johnson county, considered by both campaigns, potentially crucialce. lots of votes to be counted in this battle. >> interesting, no voters in missouri have approved a state constituti constitutional amendment. this just in, justin amash has won his primary in michigan. district three will follow it all. we'll send you back to hannity. >>> welcome back to hannity, we're in jerusalem tonight. as the israeli military withdraws troops from gaza. questions are being raised about what steps israel should take to restore the safety of citizens. my next guest is a former israeli national security adviser. the decision to redeploy idf forces was a military one. joining me now to explain all of this is the former head of the israeli national security counc council. help me with the geography of where we are, this is my first trip to israel. it's a great hon tore meet you. israel has withdrawn. if we don't know that all the tunnels have been taken out, and the infrastructure and all the rockets have been taken out. >> we know that all the tunnels that are know

incumbent senator pat roberts of kansas surviving a challenge from milton wolf, and urging state republicans to come together to defeat their democratic rivals. >> join with me, stay with me, come with sam and owl the other republican nominees across our state tonight as we prepare to take another hill in our fight, our fight to stop the liberal agenda, and misguided path set in washington. >> chief congressional correspondent dana bash joins me now. can republicans come together in kansas? >> probably. look, this was such an interesting republican versus republican fight, because many of them that you see, the incumbent really does tend to be more moderate than the conservative challenger. in this case, there was very little daylight between the two of them on policy issues. this was much more about the challenge coming against somebody who conservatives said has just been there too long, been there for more than four decades and pat roberts got himself in a lot of trouble having residency issues, not really living in kansas, secretly living primarily in virginia and suburban washington, d.

contests will be in kansas where incumbent senator pat roberts is facing a tea party challenge from milton wolf. >> most analysts think that roberts will probably win the race but wolf has been hammering him for living more in northern virginia than in kansas and the roberts campaign has been highlighting some really gruesome images that wolf, who is a doctor, posted on his facebook page. >> we're not only having primaries on tuesday. on thursday tennessee will hold its primary elections and the contest we'll be watching, senator lamar alexander is getting republican primary from several opponents. he's probably pretty safe. >> primary season's back. we'll be >>> you might have already been counting down the days. football is officially back. starting today you are going to be able to watch a game every sunday from now until the super bowl. it all begins tonight on "sunday night football" with the hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo bills. then the full preseason schedule starts thursday including redskins versus patriots. right here on nbc 4. this morning, that you group

from there was a challenge milton wolf. many of the outside groups were not based in kansas. they cared about the race from a national perspective but not a local perspective. newsmakersd the program. he talked about his group of $55 millions in the 2012 elections. americans of money for prosperity could spend by the end of 2014. here is what he had to say. you have spent tens of millions of dollars so far. can you tell us how much you have spent so far and what you expect to spend throughout the rest of the cycle? >> reports have said we are between 55 and $60 million. that is a larger expenditure. it is significant. we have spent significantly on efforts like this. some people have said unprecedented. we have been very active for a number of years. >> some of the biggest criticisms of the group -- you don't disclose the donors. that leads to the dark money. i know you are familiar with that. why not just as close? just disclose? >> we had the most feared regulatory agency in the nation. targeting american citizens. we think it is the best thing to protect the privacy of don

. >> reporter: pat roberts used his primary victory speech over milton wolf to warn that if the gop remains divided it will fall. >> we cannot afford a fractured party. the stakes are just too high. >> reporter: even before the polls closed yesterday wolf pledged to support roberts if he won. >> it's important that we as republicans unite. we have a president in this white house who is destroying our country with his policies. >> reporter: this morning republicans held a unity raffle in topeka to focus on the fall. roberts is considered safe for re-election but for senator brownback re-election could be tougher. >> kansas is leading a come back for this country. we created and got more jobs in kansas than ever in the history of the state. >> reporter: kansas had an unemployment rate of 4.9% in june. brownback was elected four years ago promising to cut income tax and did. democrats are pummelling him for it. state revenues have temporarily decline and the kansas budget face a short fall this year. the state may have to tap its rainy day fun and for that its bond rating has been reduced. >>

milton wolf to send a message. repeal obamacare, end the special exemption. tea party patriot fund is responsible for this message. >> are the issues being debated in washington and being advertised in this race having an impact on voters? >> i think so. if you did some poling, you would learn in kansas that the affordable care act is highly unpopular. so one thing republicans can do in kansas is simply run against obama and the aca and they will get traction. so that's why this campaign ad has come into the mix. i should add that factually, their ad is challenged. perhaps misstates what roberts' experience is. >> whin what way it's not corre in. >> it asserts that roberts took an exemption to obamacare and that's in fact not true, that the senator and his staff have received their health insurance through the affordable care act through the exchange as they are required to do. >> this has been -- >> the ad is wrong. >> this race has been described by "the washington post" as one of the most colorful in the nation. what's been happening? >> yes. so roberts ha

actually own a home in kansas, is facing a tea party challenge from a 43-year-old radiologist named milton wolferated headlines for posting grisly x-rays of gunshot victims on his facebook page then joking about them and for, believe it or not, being second cousin to president obama as laid out by "washington post" in this obama/wolf family tree. meanwhile, kansas governor sam brownback, whose disastrous self-described experiment in governance left kansas with a $300 million revenue shortfall and increased poverty rate and statewide backlash that's been extensively covered here on "all in." brownback is expected to win his primary today. some polls show him actually trailing democrat paul davis in the general election. and remarkably, more than 100 republican officials have now endorsed the democrat davis over brownback in that race. there's national political news as well with three big new polls including once released just hours ago from nbc news and the" wall street journal" providing insights into the state and the electorate nation. we have four numbers to help explain where america is po

he's not run a good campaign and milton wolf never sort of got going. y badly outraised 3 to 1 by roberts and problems with his own campaign. i think if wolf loses and eric cantor has proven i will never say i know anything about primary politics and polling but i think if wolf loses i think they'll say this is a missed tount tie second topic today, both of you, mcdonald trial. susan page, the testimony in this trial, vitaminman, the campaign contributor and supporter, what do we make of this? >> what a soap opera. revelation that mrs. mcdon knell wanted to pitch mitt romney and talked to ann romney and said they might cure her ms. how terrible. the guy that testified about it talked about how horrified he was to watch it going on. the spectacle of the marriage on display. i guess we have a summer soap opera and this is the mcdon knell trial. >> it's hard to take it seriously but his future is at stake. his legal future. the defense basically my wife did it or made me do it? >> yeah. and andrea, like you said, it is hard because some of the stuff going b